Sixty-three political prisoners inside Ward 4, Hall 12, of Rajaee Shahr Prison in Karaj wrote a message of condolences to the family of Afshin Osanloo for the political prisoner’s death. The International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran received the message for publication. The Respectable Osanloo Family: Afshin Osanloo left us innocently and in […]
Tag: Political Prisoners
Former president visits convicted human rights lawyer
Former Iranian president Mohammad Khatami has visited human rights lawyer Nasrin Sotoudeh, who is currently on leave from Evin Prison. Sotoudeh is serving a six-year sentence for “acting against national security, propaganda against the regime and membership in the Human Rights Defenders Centre.” As well, she is banned from practicing law and traveling abroad […]
Letter from 47 Political Prisoners to Rouhani and the Iranian People
On Monday, June 17, 2013, forty-seven political prisoners from Evin and Rajaee Shahr prisons presented a letter of congratulation to President-Elect Hassan Rouhani and the people of Iran following the June 14 elections. The signatories of the letter, who at the time of signing were all serving prison terms in connection with the post-election […]
Demands for the Elimination of Approbative Supervision, Release of All Political Prisoners & Changes to the Guardian Council
In an open letter addressed to the current head of the Assembly of Experts* Ayatollah Mahdavi Kani, a group of political and civil activists demanded amongst other things, that all political prisoners be released from prison and changes be made to the members of the Guardian Council** allowing for the appointment of individuals with […]